Software Developer in Test (SDET)

$93,725 - $114,650/Yr

Syms Strategic Group - Waco, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Waco, TX

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Software Developer in Test (SDET) position at Syms Strategic Group (SSG) involves supporting a large Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) nationwide program. The role focuses on designing and implementing test automation strategies, creating automation test plans, and executing automated tests to ensure the quality of software products. The position requires collaboration with multiple Scrum teams and emphasizes the importance of experience in federal agency environments, particularly with the VA.

Responsibilities

• Electing or identifying areas/test cases for Automation
• Designing & Implementing Test Automation Strategy
• Creating Automation Test Plan and getting approvals
• Choosing selenium tools and configuring Selenium Test Environment (Ex: Eclipse IDE, Java, Selenium WebDriver and TestNG)
• Creating, organizing, and managing Test Automation Resources
• Designing, developing, and executing automated tests
• Extending existing test automation frameworks and tools
• Integrating with CI/CD tools and pipeline (i.e. Jenkins)
• Triage, troubleshoot and document defects
• Documenting QA procedures for the team
• Working closely with engineering and QA to manage and improve the development pipeline
• Performing and writing automated functional, system, regression, and integration testing

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software/Systems Engineering, or equivalent technical degree
• 8+ years Automated Software development and testing experience
• Experience using at least two (2) automation tools/technologies
• Java, C# or Python development experience
• Experience developing test plans and test procedures
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Comprehensive technical expertise on IT products, operating systems, software, hardware, systems and networks

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with EDI and financial transaction systems
• Experience testing MUMPS, VistA and other VA systems

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $93,725 - $114,650
• Full-time employment
• Encouragement for military veterans to apply